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THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 21, 2010
po t p o u r r i
Not only have I taken pho-
tos of all of the above but I
by peter Grasso
have added a family of grey
Contributing Writer
foxes, skunks, raccoons,
coyotes and turkeys to
I’m writing this a few the list. I have to wonder
weeks before Christmas. “how” the turkeys have
Everything seems to survived so long with all of
creep right up much faster the coyotes & foxes shar-
than usual this year. May- ing the same area.
be it’s the economy. In any case, the most in-
Speaking of which, it’s teresting has been watch-
time for me to venture ing the bears. There was
north to Lancaster & pick one BIG male running
up my supply of “Gramp around as well as at least
Lyford’s Vermont Salve”. two families of mom’s with
I won’t start the spring cubs. One appears to be
fishing season without it. this years cubs and one
There is NOTHING better set from last year. I did
for those painful “weather take one photo with four
cracks” that develop from of them all together.
having your hands con- Finally, I convinced my
tinuously exposed to the wife to take a long week-
cold water. end & travel out to upstate
During the season we New York. I have been
are selling Christmas trees going out there fishing for
my hands are usually a 22 years but she has never
mess. This is a result of seen the area at all. We
having to wear wet gloves went in the middle of July
most of the day while we and had a grand old time.
are cutting trees. Oh sure,
The snacks were great & decided to have the whole family over to enjoy.
She got the tour.
I change gloves a number She got to see all of the
of times but the hands still Lyford” to the rescue. caster area and picking However for those of you places I have been talk-
take a beating. “Gramp I am usually in the Lan- some up is not a problem. that don’t make it that ing about all this time.
far north, you have some The marina’s, restaurants,
options. You can reach fish hatchery, Oswego,
them via the US Mail (at Pulaski, Mexico and Lake
least for a while longer Ontario. We had a couple
until the govt. breaks that of days out there and had
completely) by writing to: plenty of time to visit &
Treasures of the King- introduce her to some of
dom, PO Box 494. Lan- my “NY friends.” Since we
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to the web site, there is a in both locations. Now she
list of retail locations car- understands why I come
rying the product. Maybe home about 8 pounds
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1colx1 ad for
2colx2 ad for
Be sure to tell them “Dr. I tried to get her to take
Hook” referred you! this trip late last fall and
1colx2 ad for
as low as
as low as
In one of my previous again earlier in the spring
as low as
$31.20/week
articles I spoke about all but she wouldn’t go. Well,
of the fun I was having there was a reason. Her
$15.60/week
$7.80/week
with my “trail camera.” I “hobby” is prospecting and
even shared a few photos on the way back we had to
of deer, fisher cats, bear, take a little side trip. In
and an owl. Well, I have Herkimer, NY, there is an
had a lot more fun with it active diamond mine.
in the past 3 – 4 months. See GrAsso on 22
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